the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? — Job 20:5

Zophar was wrong about Job, but right about this: the triumph of the wicked is short. Evil gets its moment — Judas had his night, the serpent bruised the heel — but it doesn't last. At the cross, Christ disarmed the rulers and authorities and triumphed over them. The devil prowls like a lion, but he's already a defeated lion. Resist him, and he'll flee.